Healthcare Provider · Archived
Jefferson Healthcare
2,543 individuals · submitted January 11, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Jefferson Healthcare, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 2,543 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the importance of recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications and other cybersecurity threats.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Jefferson Healthcare
- State
- WA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,543
- Submission date
- January 11, 2021
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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